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CARL RANKIN, F WELLSBUBG,

WEST VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR '10 JEFFERSON GLASS- COMPANY, OF,FOLLANSBEE, WEST VIRGINIA, A CORPOBATION.

GLASS-MOLDING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 27, 1917.

Application filed February 11, 1916. Serial No. 77,566.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL RANKIN, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Wellsburg, in the county of Brooke and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Glass-h lolding Machines, of which the tollowingis a specification.

This invention relates to or comprises a machine for molding or pressing glass articles, and is particularly adapted "for use in pressing what is known as fiat-ware, such as lenses, mirrors, dishes and the like, but in its use it is not limited to the production of any special kind of ware. Itis however particularly useful in producing articles by a pressing operation, without blowing.

Various machines are known, in which molds are carried in a rotary carrier, to several positions in succession, such as charging, pressing, blowing and discharging, the operations being more or less automatic. In its general features, the present machine has some resemblance to that type of machines. The machine is of semi-automatictype, in which the charge of glass is or may be deposited by hand from punty or gathering iron into one of a series of revolving molds, in what may be called the first or charging position, the particular mold at this time being face upward under a pair of shears which are automatically actuated to cut oil the charge and drop the same into the mold. By the action of a trigger against which the punty is dropped, the machine is started, and the mold is carried to a second or pressing position where it is stopped in registry with av plunger to press the glass in the mold. The plunger timed and operates automatically to descend for the pressing operation. 'The plunger dwells in the mold for a certain time. By a timing mechanism, the period ofits dwell is controlled and regulated to suit the ware, since it must remain until the glass has taken its set, the time'ot which varies according to certain conditions, particularly the thickness of the article. After the pressing operation, and the lift of the plunger, the mold resumes its travel to a 50 discharging position where it is inverted to drop the article therefrom. This action is assisted by a tapping device which is also automatically operated.

Other molds are.

.meanwhile brought to the various positions,

and after being discharged each mold is righted or turned back to original position, preliminary to being recharged. Therefore the cycle involves the charging, by a workman, who by means of a trigger sets the starting mechanism; the start and partial revolution to pressing position; a stop and dwell while the pressing is done and while the next mold is being charged; and then another start and stop, and so on in succession, the delivery at the discharging position 00- curring while charging and pressing are occurring in following molds. By this means, the capacity of'the machine is substantially equivalent to the time required for pressing and for movement from one position to the next, since charging may be done as rapidly as pressing. But, since the machine must be started, or at least set for starting, at each charging operation, the periodicity of the machine may be as: slow as the charging intervals require.

A machine embodying the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a front elevation of the machine.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation.

Fig. 4 is acentral vertical section of the upper part of the machine. Fig. 5 is a detail of the gear for rotating or inverting each mold at discharging position.

Fig. "6 is a. plan of the machine.

Fig. 7 is a horizontal section on the line 77 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a horizontal section on the line 8-8- of Fig. 1.

. Fig. 9 is a vertical section of the press plunger and associated parts. Fig. 10 is a detail in section of the plunger head.

F igt ll is a detail in section, on the same plane as Fig. 10, of the oiling mechanisrin. for the plunger head.

Fig. 12 is a side elevation, and

Fig. 13 is a plan, showing the starting and tripping mechanism.

Fig. 1% is a detail in section of the air feeding valve for the oiling device.

Fig. 15is a horizontal section on the line 15 of Fig. .1. showing the driving mechanism below the table.

Fig. l i is a detail in section on the line ll3lti of Fig. 15. showing a "break" con- 5 pling to the motor.

Fig. 17 is a detail in sectional elevation of the timing devices for controlling the dwell of the ]'n'essing plunger.

Fig. 18 is a'detail in elevation taken on the linev l818 of Fig. 1?, showing part of the clutch.

Fig. 1 is a detail in elevation of part of the timing mechanism.

Fig. is a plan of the parts shown in Fig. 17.

- Fig. 21 is a section Fig. 17.

lo s. 22 and timer cams.

The machine embodies a wheeled base 6 on which the mechanism including the motor is mounted. Legs Ton the base support a circular table 8 upon which stands a hollow standard 8 which supports the plunger mechanisn'i as well as forming an axis for the rotary mold carrier. This table supports, by standards 8, a segmental shelf or plate {5", which extends, across the charging and pressing positions. T he ..rotary mold carrier consists of a spider 9 which has, in the present machine, six radial bearings 10 for the'ni'old holders. It is within the invention to vary the number of mold holders .as desired, or to use less than the number provided. The spider is free to revolve on the standard 8, and it has a hub 9 fixed to the hub 11 gear 11, these parts are plans of two of the of a spur resting on a brass collar 11 shpported by a sleeve 8 at the center of the table 8, the standard 8 being stepped and fixed in the sleeve. When, as shown, six mold holders are provided, the operation is such that the spider revolves one-sixth ofa revolution at each step, to successively register a mold with the corresponding charging and pressing positions. The spider is driven intermittently by a mutilated gear 12 (Figs. 4, 7, and 15) carried at the top of a master or clutch shaft 13 which extends through the table 8. (This table is omitted in Fig. 15 for the sake of clearness). The shaft 13 carries a loose spur gear 14 near its lower end, meshing with a pinion 15 on a worm shaft 16 having a worm gear 17 which is driven by a Worm 17 on the shaft 17 which is coupled to the shaft 18 of the motor 18 which stands on the base of the machine. The coupling is a. flexible or yielding coupling illustrated in Figs. 15 and '16. to prevent shock, comprising, disks17 and 18 on the shafts, having respectively eccentric projecting pins 17 and 18" with a belt 600' bent around the pins. A break pin 15 is provided between the shaft 16 and pinion 15, which will break if the machine should beon the line 21-21 of BEST AVAILABLE come clogged. to chinery.

The worm shaft in relates continuously and the gear H revolves continuously. being as stated, loosc on the shall 13. 'lbis gear H is lived to or carries a disk ll. which forms one member of a clut h for driving the shaft 13. the other member of the clutch comprising a wheel 11) having a peripheral groove lt)". and the hub of this wheel is lived to the shaft .1 3 as by a pin 19". The wheel 15) carries a vertical drop or clutch. pin in" adapted to engage in any one of the series of holes 14" in the upper face of the disk l-l. 'hen the pin is so engaged the shaft 1 3 is rotated and when the pin is'discngagcd the shaft 13% stops aml so does the carrier and the plunger. The pin is pressed down to engage the disk by a spring 1!) in a housing 1.9" on the clutch member If The pin is controlled both by a starting or tripping mechanism operated by the workman. and by a timing mechanism for the dwell ol' the plunger. to be described hereinafter. The pin has an inclined lug 19" which projcrls into the groove 19 when the pin is engaged in a hole 14'.

For the starting operation. the pin aml consequently the clutch is controlled by a knock-out or pin-lifting device which coinprises a sliding rod go" which works in a guide casing 20, and the inner end 20" (Fig. 20) of this rod may be. advanced into or retracted from the groove 1!). When so advanced, it is struck by the lug It). lifting the pin 15)" and disengaging the clutch. Therod 20 is connectml by lever :20", link 21 lever 22. and rod 23 to a block 25" (Fig. mounted on or forming part of a spring bolt or rod :25 which slides in guides 25" on a plate or support S uljacent to the charging position of the machine. The rod 25 has a notch 25", and this rod ,is normally pressed inwardly by a coiled spring 26 in compression between a head 25 on the. rod aml the guide 25 \Vhen so pressed inwardly the action is to retract the rod 20" and withdraw its end '20" from the groove 19, and permit the clutch pin'ltl'f to drop and cngagein one of the holes 14" and start the shaft 13-3. When the rod 25 is pushed out (by means to be hereinafter described) the end 20* will project into the groove to engage the pin 15)" and disengage the clutch, and, also, the notch 25 in said rod 25 is then engaged by the inner end of a trip lever ll which is pivoted to a bracket 24- on the support. As will be observed particularly in l igs. (i and H the trip lever occupies a position directly beside. and slightly above (see Fig. 2) the charging position of the mold, and it may now be remarked that when the workman with his punty and charge of glass thereon deposits avoid \\"rccl\'ing the mathe latter in the mold in position indicated at A, Fig. (l, he

then drops the punty onto the trip lever lifting theimmr end of the same from the notch 25, and the spring 26 snaps the rod inwardly, and, by the lever and link connections described, the knockout rod 20 is pulled out so that the pin 19 will drop into one of the holes H and the clutch and the shaft 13 will thus be picked up and turned. at which instant its gear 12 will pick up the gear 11 and turn the spider to carry the mold just filled to the pressing position. The muuber of teeth on the gear 12 is such that. in the machine shown, the mold carrier will revolve one-sixth of a revolution, at which time the gear 12 will become disengaged" at its blank part, and the revolution of the carrier will stop.

But it is necessary, in order toprevent spin of the mold carrier, and to position the charged mold in exact position for pressing, that the mold carrier be positively stopped, and this is done by the following device: 30"'is :1 -am carried by the shaft 13, and. adapted to act on :1 lug 30" projecting from a stop pin 3'0 (Fig. 4) which works up and down in a guide 30 on the table, this pin being pressed from below by a spring 30". This stop pin. except when depressed by the cam, engages at its upper end any one of a series of notches in a plate 30 on the under side of the gear 11, these notches being located in exact alinement with the respective positions of the mold carrier. When the gear 12 drops the gear 11 the cam 30 runs off the lug 30", and the stop pin lifts into a notch, thereby positioning the mold exactly, andthe stop pin remains engaged until it is again depressed by the cam 3O when the gear 12 next picks up the gear 11.

Each mold holder consists of a radial shaft 30. which extends through one of the bearings in the spider 9, and has an annular holder 31 for the mold section 31 fitted therein; At its-inner end each shaft 30 has a pinion 32 adapted to mesh with a fixed segmental rack 33 supported by a standard 33 on the table 8, at the discharging or mold inverting position indicated at C, Fig. (3. When, in the revolution of the carrier, the pinion engages this 50 rack, the mold is turned up-side-down to discharge the article onto a tilting pan or plate 4-0. This plate is supported bya uni- .yersal joint 41, the two pivots of which are indicated at 41 and 41*, at the upper end of 55 a rod 42 which works up and down through a guide 4-2 on thetable, and is operated by a lever 43 and a cam 4.4 on the under side of a gear 300 on the shaft 13 (see Fig. "-i). The

lever 43 has a roller 43*;which follows the cam. The shape of the cam is such that when the mold is inverted over the plate the latter drops, and atlother times the plate is raised, as shown in Figs. 1 andB, to position directly or close up under the mold. As

stated, the plate is suppprted by a universal BEST AVAILABLE joint, and the arrangement of the gear 33 is such that the mold begins to turn over just before it reaches the plate. After the mold begins to turn it strikes the edge of the plate or pan 4A) and thereby tilts the plate on the pivot 41" so that the plate tilts up or toward the face of the mold, the purpose being to avoid any shock in dropping the lens or other article. As the mold continues to revolve, and also to turn over, the pan, by reason of the universal joint, follows the movement of the mold and is finally dropped by the action of the cam 44. and when so dropped, it tilts outwardly, or its outer edge descends, the pan turning on the pivot 41 to an outwardly inclined ,position, this action being produced by the inner end of the pan coming in contact with an upright finger 46 standing on the table. The tilt is stopped by the outer ,part of the pan striking a shorter finger 47 near the outer edge, and the lens or other article which has been deposited on the pan by the inversion of the mold, slides off the pan into any suitable receiver placed to receive it, being by that time sufficiently cool to retain its shape. Itwill be understood that'the mold carrier is stopped while the discharging mold is inverted over the pan, and pressing and charging are being performed in following molds. The rotation being picked up. the pan then lifted by the cam .44 to original position, and the-mold continuing to rotate by reason of the pinion 32 and the rack 31-3 is righted or turned face-up for the next charge, passing above an arm 8 projecting from the shelf 8. j

To dislodge the article from the mold wvhile the latter is inverted over the pan 40,

it is desirable or necessary to tap the mold. This is done automatically by a hammer 50- pivoted at 51 on a suitable bracket 51 projecting from the standard 8 and operated by cams 52 on a cam or way-shaft driven by suitable means tobe described. The cams 52 work against a roller 52 on the hammer lever, and act to lift the hammer which drops by its own weight against the back of the mold, the arrangement being sucli that the hammer will preferably deliver two or three taps while the mold dwells thereimder. To prevent fracture. of the shafts 10 by the tapping, each shaft has at its outer end an extension 10 beyond the mold which rolls over or along the. supporting track 1O mounted on the table H, the shaft being thus supported at both its inner and outer ends whilethe mold is being ta-pped.

This delivery operation is synchronous withthe pressing operation, the mechanism for producing which is now to be described: The mutilated gear 300 is carried on the shaft 13 directly-under the table 8, and it will be noticed (Figs. 4 and 15-) that the blank part of this-gear corresponds with the toothed part ol the gear 12 which operates the carrier, so that while one is engaged the other is idle, the gear 300 being a master gear for the pressing mechanism. and the gear 12 for the carrier, whereby said mechanism is operated only when the carrier is stopped. The gear Zltlt) meshes intermittently with a pinion on the lower end of a shaft T1 which extends vertically through the hollow standard H. and has a pinion 7;? at its upper end which drives a gear T3 on a cross shaft T-l carried in brackets mounted on top of the standard. The shaft Tl has a bevel pinion To driving a pinion 53 on the war-shalt 5 3. aml thereby rotating said shaft to operate the hammer. and for other purposes. while the presser is operating. Said sha H It also carries a notched stop disk 77 which is engaged to prevent overthrow of the pressing mechanism. The shaft Tl also carries an eccentric Tl which works in an eccentric strap St) on a lever 80 connected by a yoke Hi and pin 81" to the plunger rod Hi. (Figs. 1 and 9). The lever St) has a shifting tulcrum to accommmlate the niovement. the fulcrum pin 80" being mounted on a bracket N0" supported at the top of the standard. said pin extending through a slot S(). in the lever. and the roller pin Si extends through a slot 80* in the end of the lever. As the eccentric operates the lever, the latter has a compound movement, the slot permitting the longitudinal traverse. and the vertical movement acting to reciprocate the plunger rod.

The plun er structure is as follows, see Fig. 9: The rod 81 is threaded into a threaded sleeve 81 which carries a cross head 81" sliding on guide rods 82 supported by a frame 82'. In the lower end of the sleeve is a rod 81 pressed above by a spring 8N and having motion limited by a pin 81 in a slot 81 in the sleeve. The rod 81 is guided by a cross head 81" sliding on the guides 82, and carries a plunge-r head 800 which is shaped according to the article desired and matches the lower mold section 31. The plunger also carries a spring plate 8 to hold the mold ring down during the pressing operation, this plate being supported by rods 84" from a cross piece 84 held by nuts 84" on the sleeve SP, and spring 84 to permit the plate to yield. The.

threaded connections permit adjustment for position and work, and the. construction produces a telescopic plunger which performs several important functions within the. pressing-stroke. Upon the down stroke of the plunger 800 it enters the filled mold 31. If, by any chance, too much glass is in the mold, the excess is taken care. of by the action of the rod 81 which is free to move in the sleeve 81 against: the tension of the spring 81 which allows the plunger to yield, thereby not forcing the glass between the BEST AVAILABLE COP ring and the mold. The nut 81 and the key 8 are for the purpose of increasing the spring pressure when desired. In the position shown in Fig. 9 the spring is completely extended. and the pressure of the glass is gm'erned by the amount required to compress the spring from its extended position, and by screwing the nut 81 down the spring is compressed and the amount of pressure is increased.

To prevent overthrow of the plunger operating devices. and to permit the stroke when the plunger is in exact position to register with the mold, the notched stop disk 77 is provided. The notch in this disk is engaged by a pin stop 92 when the gear 300 drops the pinion 70. This pin 92 works through a guide 92 on the top bracket, and is lifted by a spring 92" to engage in the notch at the proper time. It is connected l a lever 92" to a rod 91. The. lower end of this rod (see Fig. 13) is slidable laterally in a frame 9-1 and has at its lower end a roller 91 adapted to ride over a series of cams 90 on the upper face of the mold carrier. These cams act to lift the rod and withdraw pin 92 from the notch in the wheel 77 when the master gear 300 takes up the plunger operating devices, and the cams correspond in position to the respective pressing positions of each mold. \Vhen the stop pin is withdrawn the pressing action starts. and the pin 92 then follows the edge of the wheel 77, ready to snap into the notch when the stroke is completed, thereby preventing any overthrow oi. the pressing mechanism after the gear 300 drops the pinion 70. When the. pin 92 is disengaged, as stated, the roller 91" is on the rise of a am 90, and in order to permit the pin 92 to act or lift, it is necessary that. the roller be knocked off of the cam before the disk 77 makes a complete turn. This is done by means of a push rod 150 which works across the machine above the mold carrier, being guided atone end in the block 25 and at the other end in a bracket 150. This rod has a roller 150 bearing against a cam 53 on the lower end of the wayshaft 53, and the rod also has a earn 500 pressing against a roller 501 supported by a suitable bracket 502 on the rod 91. The cam 53 is timed so that after the pressing operation commences the rod will be advanced and the cam 500, bearing laterally against the rod 91 will swing said rod on its pivot 911 and drop it oil of the cam 90, thereby setting the pin 92 free so that its spring 92 may lift it into the stop notch in the disk 77 when the stroke is completed.

The rod 150 also serves another function, that is, to set'the trigger rod 25, as follows: The outer end of the rod 150 abuts against the block 25, as shown in Figs. 12 and 13, this block 25 being rigid with the rod 25,

the block 25 and rod'25, and the beveled.

end 25 of the latter picks up the trigger 24 and permits said trigger to drop into the notch 25, the spring 26 being compressed. This sets the trigger for the next operation by the workman. By the same movement, the lever 22, rod 21 and lever 20 act to shift the pin 20 and advance its end 20 into position to lift the clutch pin 19 of the main clutch and thereby stop the rotationof the controlling shaft 13 and the parts driven thereby until the machine is again started by the workman releasing the trigger 2 1. In short, the advance of the rod 150 serves to reset the machine, as well as permitting a positive stop to the plunger operatingdevice. After passing the cam 53 the rod 150 is retracted by the spring 150 without, however, releasing the rod 25 which is left in set position until the .next operation when it snaps back with its block 25 toward or in close position against the end of said rod 150, as in Figs. 12 and 13. It may be mentioned here that while in the charging and pressing positions the molds are held in face-up position by sliding over theplate or shelf 8, the supports 8 of which are adjustable to accommodate molds of different sizes. This sliding contact holds the molds face upright and prevents any turn thereof, or of the shafts 10.

For cutting off the charge from the punty at the charging position a pair of shears 100 are provided. See Figs. 6 and 8. These shears a're pivoted at 101 to the plate 8 which is fastened at one end to the standard 8 and supported at the other end by a 'post 8 These shears have meshing gear segments 102 about their pivots, and. one of them has an arm 103 pivota-lly connected to a pin 104 (Fig. 12) depending from the rod 25 through a. slot 105 in the plate 8, The cutting edges of the shears are curved on such an are that said edges are concentric at the cutting point with the mold, whereby the charge is dropped at substantially the exact center of the mold. It will be understood that in the char 'ng operation the purity1 is held with its end above the mold, and W on it is dropped slightly to release the trig or '24 and the rod 25, the latter sprin s \vardly, thereby closing the shears an outting off the charge which falls into the mold at position A in Fig. 6, the action being au toinatic with the release ofthe trigger.

It is desirable or necessary to oil the plum g'er head 800 before each pressing operation; This is done by means of an atomizer de vice shown especially in Figs. 1, 10, 11 and 14. A pipe line 200 leads from a suitable source of air pressure to ,a nozzle 206 which is located in'a hole 207'in the shelf 8 directly under the plungen The nozzle teontrol ceives an ejector pipe 208 which dips into an oil tank 209 on the table 8. In the air line 200 is a valve 201 (Fig. 1 1) normally held closed by a spring 210. The valve stem is located under a pivoted presser 202 in a recess in the shelf 8", and in the line of movement of the stud or extension 1O on each shaft 10; As the carrier revolves the stud depresses the presser and opens the-valve 201, and the blast of air flowing through the nozzle aspirates a quantity of oil from the oil tank and sprays the same onto the face of the plunger head just before the mold reaches the pressing position. After the presser 202 is released the valve is closed bv the spring 210.

The plunger head is madehollow and is cooled byan air line 2300 opening into the plunger head, the air escaping through vents 302 therein.

After the machine is started by the charging action as above described, it is necessary to stop the mold carrier when it reaches the pressing position, and to hold it stopped during the pressing operationi It is also desirable or necessary to vary the time of dwell of the pressing plunger in the mold, to allow time for the article to set .or cool sufiiciently to retain its form. This time varies according to the thickness of the article, or other conditions, and therefore I provide a selective timing mechanism which, after the mold carrier is stopped, causes it to dwell for a selected period, and then to release the same for a new start. This mechanism is illustrated particularly in Figs. 17 to 23.

As heretofore stated. the gear 14 rotates constantly, and when the pin l9 carried by the clutch wheel 19 drops into .one of the v holes 14 at the charging position, the ma drop and engage in one of the holesi'lifi", to

again pick up the shaft 13. Theplungerthis time at the'lirnit of its down stroke) whileithe "pin 600 holds the clutch in in ra sed. position, and the dwell is varied or v 'edby governing the said period.

. Thegear 14 has secured thereto a-small timing gear 606, said gears 14 and 606 being therefore-remains in the mold, (being at supported by a thrust bearing 607 resting on a supporting sleeve 608 keyed to the shaft 1 3, with a bottom thrust bearing 610 set on a block 611 on the bed plate 6, which supports the entire mechanism. A series oftiming tioli.

- the. plunger being canis 1, and 3 are secured in adjustable position to the supporting sleeve (305. as by a set screw win a sleeve (350 on which the cams are ii'ioui'ited. .livotcd between brackets 700 on the bed plate of the machine, by a pin 028, isa i-oe'kcr box 027 the upper end of which carries an upright stub shaft 701 on which is nioini ed a gear (325 which meshes with the gear 000. at times. A spring (3st; tends to swing the rocker to engage said gears, and said rocker also carries a contact roller ($20 which bears against one of the cams 1. 2 or 3. These canis may be shifted up or down on the sleeve oos to locate the desired caiii opposite said roller. The shatt 701 also carries a rain (SQ-t which ars against a roller 1/, on a rod (321 which works through a bearing 02 in the supporting bracket (302. The rocker is volteil" around the earn as shown at 081. The rod 021 carries a rigid arni 704 whi h is connected to the rod ($00 and also is pivotally connected by a pin T05 to a latch or arm ($18 which is pressed by a spring (317 and is adapted to be lifted by a cam projection 01;) on the housing 10" ot' the drop pin 10.

The eani surfaces of the cams l. 2 and 3 vary according to the dwell desired. In this particular machine cum .1 will cause a dwell of about two and one-halt seconds, rain 2 about two-thirds of that time, and cam 3} aboutone-third of that time, and it. may he stated that by pulling the rod 000 the rocker may he swung out and the entire timing mechanism. disengaged. and the machine will not rest until it has made a complete cycle, from one starting position to the next, being then controlled only by the rod 20.

'lhe dwell or timing is governed by the time it requires for cani 024 to make a revolution and operate the clutch. and the operation of the timing mechanism will now be described.

The position A. Fig. 20. will be referred to as the starting position. corresponding to the charging position A. Fig. (3, and the position B. Fig. 20. will be referred to as the dwelling or pressing position, corresponding to the position ll. Fig. 0. The description will tiist assume that the rain 1 is being used. as that is the simplest. although the drawings show cam 21 in operative posi- 'lhe part 10 and its pin 10" will he referred to as the "clutch".

After the machine is started. by tripping the lever 2t and retracting pin 20. the clutch turns until it reaches the position it as shown in Fig. 20. Fig. 17 shows the clutch pin about to be lifted by the pin 000. 'hen the clutch pin is lifted the clutch stops, the shaft 13 stops. and the plunger mechanism stops. the gear I500 being at this time in engagement with the pinion 71, and at the limit of its down stroke. The dwell ofthe plunger continues until the pin 000 is withdrawn to allow the clutch pin 1S) to ret ngage. The pin (300 is withdrawn by the rise at on the cam 6:24.

At the time the clutch is stopped the parts are in the position shown-in Fig. 21, the roller ('32!) having dropped ott' ot' the rise of thecani l at the point 1 and the roller 1) having dropped otf the rise in of the cam 02+. in this stopped position the shaft 13 has CtlSOtl to turn, and consequently the cam 1 has ceased to turn, (being carriedby said shaft). but when the roller (325) runs off the point 1 the spring (320 swings the rocker and meshes the gear (525 with the constantly rotating gear (300 which is fixed to drive gear H. This starts the rotation of direction shown by the arrow thereon until it makes one revolution. atwhich time the rise in pushes out the pin ($00 and permits the clutch pin 10" to drop and start the clutch, the shaft 13, the cam 1, the gear 300 and the plunger mechanism. This lifts the plunger and the machine then moves to starting position A and the roller 7) runs otf therise in and drops into the notch '2 thereby letting the spring 601 advance the pin ($00 into the groove 10" just behind the pin 19", which has just advanced beyond said pin, the inward movement of the pin (300 being slightly delayed by the latch ($18 to allow the pin 19 to get clear, said latch dropping down against the outer edge of the cam 613 and holding the pin out until the cam travels beyond the end of the latch. Directly after the shaft 13 begins to turn, the. roller (32!) rides up the rise a: of the cam 1 and disengages the gear 25 from the gear 006. This stops theturn of the cam 62+, or rather prevents it from starting, until the cam 1 makes a complete revolution. When cain 1 completes its revolution the roller o2!) drops in at point 1 the; shaft 13 stops, th c 1 stops. the gears hi?) and (506 engage. and the cam 02lhegins to turn and the operation is repeated. The )hinger therefore dwells while mm 021 makes a complete revolution.

It may he explainedthat the notch .2 in the cam (ti-t. isdeep enough to permit the outward swing of the rocker without withdr nviug the pin 600, which is withdrawn only by the rise m. and this notch also serves the purpose of preventing, spin of the gear 025 after it is disengaged frointhe gear 000. and holding said gear 625 in proper or centcred" position to mesh with the gear 000 when therockei' swings in again; otherwise the gears might strike the points of their teeth together. This action is assisted by the slight rise n, beside the notch which prevents spinning or fouling of the gears. i

Fig. 17 shows the cam 3 set for action.

the shaft 701. and the cam (S24 begins to turn in the 50 ing the rotation of cam 3, while the low part of the cam from point 1 to point a: is travel- With this cam'the dwell is only one-third of that produced by the cam 1, as its rise is only one-third as long, and consequently v the gears (306 and 625 are disengaged for (from the gear M)- will cause the cam (32% to throw out the pin 600 as described for cam 1. As soon as pin 600 is thrown out the clutch begins to revolve, revolving shaft 13 and the cam 3, said operation causlng the roller 29 to immediately ride up the rise :20 of ca1n3, which disengages the gear (325 from the constantly driven gear 606. The clutch will continue to revolve until it reaches its starting point A, and cam 3 will revolve therewith. When the clutch stops at starting point A the roller 629 will be resting on the raised portion of the cam 3 at approximately the point 0, it being understood that the gears 625 and 606 are out 'of engagement during the period of rotation of the clutch from its point B to its starting point A. When said clutch has reached its starting point A it is automatically stopped by the pin L0 and the roller 629 is still resting upon the cum 3 at the point 0.

When the machine is put in operation.

through withdrawal of the pin 20* as heretofore described the cam will take up its rotat-ion with the clutch and shaft 13 and the roller drops off at the point 11 the gear is again engaged with the gear (306, (said ear 606 being constantly driven) and a rotlition of the cam (124 is commenced The ram 3 continues to revolve with shaft 13 and the clutch until the clutch reaches its rest ing point B where the clutch is disengaged. At the same time the point r on cam 3 has reached position adjacent the roller 629 and cam 3 stops rotating with the clutch. During against roller .629, the gears 606 and 625 are engaged, and the cam (32% has performed approximately. two-thirds of its revolution.

When cant 3' stops, point as on said cam has T as stated reached a position close to roller 629, but gears 606 and 625 remain in mesh and continue to rotate until cam 624 comletes its revolution, or approximately onethird'thereof, when the rise at of the cam 624 will throw out the pin 600 and allow the clutch to again become engaged. This will start the clutch again in revolution, also thei'cam, 3, which limmediately throws out roller 629 by reason of the fact that it rides up the point 00, disengages gears 606 and (3:25, which stops the rotation of the cam 624: in the position shown in Fig. 21: and it remains stopped until in the subsequent operation the roller 629 runs off the drop 3 when the cam will repeat the operation described.

The plunger is, caused to dwell only onethird of the time with earn 3, as compared to cam 1, by reason of the fact that with cam 3 the cam 62- is turned two-thirds of.

- its revolution while the shaft 13 is rotating,

that is, before the clutch reaches the position B, and after it reaches that position it has only one-third of itsrevolution to turn before the pin 600 is pulled out and the clutch reengaged to lift the plunger, while summarized as follows: The master shaft 13 is normally stopped by the end 20" of the pin 20 lifting the clutch pin 19", the clutch member ll and its gear ll being constantly rotated. mold at A he trips the trigger 2% and the rod 25' snaps inand retracts the pin 20 permitting the clutch to engage and start the shaft 13, the charge being cut off mean- 'while by the shears. The shaft 13 and the mutilated gear 12 turn the mold carrier, advancing the mold just charged from position A to the pressing position B. The gear 300 then picks up the shaft 71 which operates the lever and the pressing plunger descends, the carrier being meanwhile stopped by the pin 30", and the next mold being at the same time brought to charging position. The plunger is then stopped by the pin 600 lifting the clutch pin 19", and by means of the timing mechanism described the pin 600 holds the clutch pin 19" disengaged for a selected time, the plunger remaining in its down position. When the pin 600 is pushed out by the rise in of the time controlled cam (321 the pin 19." drops and engages again, the gear 300 being. during this dwell, still in engagement with the pinion 70, and, the shaft 13 being thus started by rcingagement of the clutch, the plunger is lifted, said lift occurring during the movement of the clutch to original position, the rod being meanwhile re-set by the cam 5i and the push rod 150, and the end 20 of the rod 20 disengages the clutch and stops the ma- When the workman charges the the machine,

ver and charged the next mold the rod 20 will have already been retracted, and the clutch pin 15)" ill not be disengaged at the starting position, but the machine will immediately take up its cycle and advance the mold for the next pressing operation. Therefore the \vorlnnan does not have to wait until the machine is stopped by the rod '20 before charging the next mold, but can release the trip in advance. This saves a little time which would otherwise be required for the stop and start.

After the pressing operation, the mold is carried around step by step to the discharging position C, where it'is inverted, tapped, and discharged, and "then righted for the next charge.

The capacity of the machine is measured by the time required for each pressing operation and the movement from one position to the next, since charging and discharging may occur while the pressing is taking place. It may be noted that in case charging is delayed for any reason the machine will be stopped in charging position by the rod 20, and will not start again until said rod is retracted by the tripping device, but if the charging proceeds as fast as the pressing the operation will proceed without the machine being stopped by said rod 20.

The form-and proportions of the gearing and the various cams will of course be suitable for the described operations, and various changes may be made with respect to within the scope of the invention. *lspecially, the number of molds may be varied, and the number of holes 14" in the lutch, and the number or proportions of the timing cams.

hat I claim is:

1. In a molding machine, the combination of a revolving multiple mold carrier movable step by step to different positions, a pressing plunger cooperating with the molds successively in pressing position, means to operate the carrier and the plunger including a clutch, means to disengage the clutch with the plunger in pressing position, means to reengage the clutch after such disengagement, means to disengage the clutch again before the carrier movementis started. and a manually operated device controlling the last mentioned means. said device being operable in advance of the disengagement of the clutch by the last mentioned means, whereby such disengagement is avoided.

In a molding machine of the type having a rotary mold carrier and a pressing plunger, the combination of a driving mechanism for the carrier and plunger including a clutch, means to intermittently stop the carrier with the molds in pressing position, a stop devicecooperating with the clutch to disengage the same with the plunger in pressing position, timing mechanism operating on said step device to re'dngage the clutch, another stop device (aiperating with the clutch to prevent starting of said carrier, and a manually operated trip connected to the last mentioned stop device and adapted to release the same and prevent the stopping action thereof, and nieans operated by said driving mechanism to reset the last mentioned stop device after its release.

3. In a starting mechanism for a molding machine of the type having a mold carrier nu 'able step by step to charging and other positions, the combination of a clutch controlling said movement, a knock-out rod controlling said clutch, a spring-pressed trip rod connected to said rod and adapted when-set to hold the same in position to disengage said clutch, and a trip lever engaging said trip rod and located in a position adjacent the mold being charged and adapted when released to permit the spring to operate said trip rod and allow the clutch to reengage.

l. In a niolding machine of the type having a multiple mold carrier movable step by step to charging and other positions, the combination of a clutch adapted to operate said carrier, a knock-out rod controlling the clutch, a trip rod connected to the knockout rod, a spring engaging the trip rod and tending to shift the same and withdraw the knock-out rod to permit engagement of the clutch, means automatically actuated to shift the trip rod against the pressure of the spring andadvance the knock-out rod into position to disengage the clutch. and a trip lever adapted to engage the trip rod when so shifted, the trip lever being positioned adjacent the mold in charging position and adapted for release by a charging tool.

In a molding machine of the type hav-,

ing a revolving multiple mold carrier movable step by step to register molds with. pressii'ig and discharging positions. the com bination of means to invert a mold at discharging position, a reciprocating plunger, mechanism to operate said plunger on a mold in pressing position, and means operated by said mechanism to tap the inverted mold in discharging position. I 1

(3. In a machine of the type described, the combination of a revolving multiple mold carrier having a plurality of radial shafts provided with mold holders, means to rotate said=sht1fts and invert each mold alt discharging position, means to tap the mold so inverted, and a track on which the shaft of the mold being tapped is supported.

7. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a horizontal traveling carrier, a rotary mold holder carried thereh and means to invert the holder at discharging position, of a tilting am located under the mold holder so inverted and adapt- 

